Ibomushiri - Wart removal

Japanese: イボムシリ - いぼむしり
Ibomushiri - Wart removal

... Statilia maculata is a black-brown praying mantis with a body length of 4.8 to 6.5 cm, while Amantis nawai is a small species with a body length of about 2 cm that is geophilic. [Yamazaki, Egane]
[Cultural History]
The popular belief that letting a praying mantis bite a wart will cure it seems to have been around for a long time in various parts of Japan, and it is still known by the nicknames Ibomushiri, Ibojiri, and Ibomushi. It is also said that if an arrowhead is deeply embedded and difficult to remove, the arrowhead will come out naturally if the powder of this insect dried in the shade (called Gonposan) is applied to the wound.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ibomushiri" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…コカマキリStatilia maculataは体長4.8~6.5cm,黒褐色のカマキリであり,ヒナカマキリAmantis nawaiは好地性で体長2cm内外の小型の種類である。【山崎 柄根】
[文化史]
 カマキリにいぼをかじらせると治るという俗信は日本各地で昔から行われていたようで,イボムシリ,イボジリ,イボムシなどの異名が残っている。また矢じりが深く入って抜きにくいときに,この虫を陰干しにしたものの粉末(権法散という)を傷口に塗ると矢じりが自然に出てくるという。…

※「イボムシリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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